Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-28

at %. .....A Good Samaritan society was
organized Friday evening with the follow.
ing otlicels President, f. |. Ward vice
presidents, f. Il Barton, Mrs. j. J, Du-
mas secretary, p X. Wilson treasurer.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Rowell chaplain, Rev. w
| O. Tower. The next meeting will be held
Friday evening. The total membership
and wife are visiting relatives in Lyon
Mountain, n. Y....... Mrs. ID. Durfee
was elected president of the w. c. T. U.
Friday, Miss Luna Crane vice president,
and Mrs Joseph Haskins secretary .......
/ The illustrated lecture by G. n. Thomas
1 was postponed indefinitely because of lack
! Of patronage. RI d. Stewart has sold
his grist mill to Homer Parmalee of this
town and &. w. Sweden of Weybridge
.::..,...: Rev, NJ. Preble of Ludlow occu-
pied the desk at the Baptist church
! Sunday. Il. A. Young and wife
! have returned from an extended visit to
| Western New York ...." PROT" Lov-y,
| nagcan, was too sick" to give an enter
tunment FudHy evening. AS ne had no
money to put up for the hall he departed
saturday morning. ..Onr doctors are
Kept busy this fall answering the appeals
of the afflicted ,.....The temperance lee
ture Sunday evening at the Methodist
church was attended by large audience.
| The lecture was one of Mrs. Teske's best
| efforts, and was appreciated by all. She
leiidinS mere JillS week conducting revival
! meetings. The repairs on the Bartlett
mill are about completed and the manu-
facture of chair stock will soon be COM
| menced.
Lincoln.
Diphtheria has been quite prevalent for
| the past six weeks and proved fatal in a
number of cases. On Saturday last Mr.
! Charles Barnes of West Lincoln and his
sister, Mrs. Warren Brooks, residing in the
east part of the town, victims of diphtheria
were both buried at the Centre. The two
| funeral professions arrived at the cemetery
! at about the same time conducted respec-
| lively by Revs. :. Gardiner of Bristol and
D. Perry of Lincoln. the caskets were
lowered to the grave side by side at the
same .Oment. The services at the Gem
etery We're conducted Rev s. Gardiner
south Lincoln, another sister, who died of
consumption, was also buried.
Fairfax.
Mrs. Foster Felton, is glad its girl this
time 80. Mrs. Nellie Butler has returned
to her home III Boston. &c. Ray Bell has
returned from his visit in Boston. Fred
sanford who has been sick Is very much
better. Mrs. Joseph Purmout has been
! in New Haven visiting Mir. and Mr..
Isaac Wilcox have gone to New Jersey to
Visit friends. ..... Miss Flora Bell has
gone to st. Adams TO learn the milliner's
trade in Mrs. elders store. Theodore
Aldrvin is going to move to the north part
OF the town to his fathers place. Mr..
and Mrs. George Drury have been visit
ing relatives III town.
south Hero.
Herbert Brainerd aud party from st.
Adams came 20 Providence island Mon
day for a weeks duck huut......... Kate
h fletcher has VOpp "a Dawn. y
frank Hall read the delegates report of
ne SuudiY-sChOOl cOuy entOn at West
i.andolph, SUNDAY evening. &.
~. Petty will move to Burlington this
tall. DR.. John Petty Will come here
aud take his practice
Enosbursh.
James Chaffae has rented his farm and
VIII soon move 20 the Falls. Mrs Z. +.
DEMO has been quite sick with couges-
ton Of the lungs but at last accounts she
was some better....J. Murray has taken
contract of II. Il. Lewis of st. A lbans
TO cut and deliver at Lewis's mill in Mont
gomery $4,000 feet Of spruce logs....A
j. CrOlt,has Just bought five tons of squash
at 60 cents per 100 pounds and sent TO
market. There is quite a call for pota-
toes, by bCth local and down country buy
ers, but they find poor success as there
was very light crop III this section this
year. h. L. Stevens recently brought
ont from Canada 60 two year old heifers
which lie IS Offering for sale at $50 each.
New Haven.
The health of Hon. +. 4. Doud does not
seem to improve. His many friends are
solcltous for his speedy recovery and
earnestly hope he will yet be spared many
years of lite among his tOwusmeu. AL
bert Ii. l4angdon who recently died in
CHICAGO Is native of this town, and
Iarf A g
now resides on Town Hill. The deceased
has lived for many years in Chicago,
where he followed his trade as printer
....J. Russell OF Castetou with wife and
son, spent Sunday with his brother, e. =.
Russell ..."Prof." LOwy, the Hungarian
magician and sleignt of hand performer
showed to small audience on Saturday
night
Enosburgh Falls.
Uncle Toms Cabin company gave an
entertainment at Quincy House hall to a
car of squashes to Salem Mass, Satur-
day, paying 90 cents per hundred for
them. The selectmen have worked
Orchard street and turned it over to the
corporation fathers. ....... NJ. p. Perley
has returned from Boston with a large
stock Of goods .. There is to be an eX-
cursion from here to Boston AID return
LeXt Tuesday for $50
Cornwall.
Mrs. d. B. Hill of Glens Falls, y. Y,
was i'll town last week vlsifn., her many
friends. Rev Mr.. Shirk If Visiting is
to deliver a lecture on "kossutn' at the
Baptist church at West Cornwall, Tues
day evening, the proceeds for the benefit
of the Ladies' Aid society Rev. NJ. G.
Stebbius and family returned on Monday
from Springfield, Mass, where they have
been Tor the past three weeks, Mr., Steb
bins attending the meeting OF the Board
held there Miss Hortense Drake one
Of the teachers in the Middlebury graded
school was in town over Sunday, the
guest of her friend, Miss Eva Hooker.